Askhat Akmeshev

Head of AI Adoption

Kazakhtelecom JSC

A major telecommunications operator in Kazakhstan.

Leads AI adoption and AI solution delivery for Samruk-Kazyna and its portfolio companies.

• Lead the AI adoption function for Samruk-Kazyna and its portfolio companies. • Coordinate a cross-functional team responsible for developing and implementing AI solutions. • Prioritize AI use cases jointly with business stakeholders and senior management. • Organize pilots, scaling and production rollout of AI agents. • Work with the commercial department on sales, partnerships and commercial proposals. • Manage timelines, resources, risks and delivery quality across AI projects. • Build a unified approach to AI solution implementation across the group of companies.

Senior Product and Delivery Manager

BI Group / BI Innovations

A Kazakhstan-based construction and real estate development group.

Led enterprise product delivery and a 10+ person team; a five-microservice sales system generated +7.7B KZT in profit.

• Delivered +7.7B KZT in profit via a modular sales management system consisting of 5 microservices, including ML-based pricing and market analysis tools. • Managed a team of 10+ developers, analysts and data scientists. • Led development and delivery of enterprise products for sales management, pricing, forecasting and market analytics. • Owned roadmap, delivery planning, backlog prioritization and release coordination. • Worked with business stakeholders to define requirements and ensure measurable business impact.

Product / Project Manager

Grabber

Managed development of a Polkadot ecosystem token launch platform and delivered two token launches with partners.

• Led token launch platform development in the Polkadot ecosystem. • Delivered 2 successful token launches with partners. • Built and maintained product roadmap, OKRs, backlog and delivery process. • Coordinated product, design, development and stakeholder communication. • Supported Web3 product development from concept to launch.

Blockchain Researcher

Titanium Technologies

Researched blockchain and Web3 applications and prepared market, technology and product analysis for business teams.

• Researched blockchain use cases, Web3 products, DeFi architecture and token-based business models. • Prepared analytical materials, whitepapers and research documents. • Explored blockchain implementation opportunities for digital products. • Supported product and business teams with market and technology research.

IT Project Manager

BI Group

A Kazakhstan-based construction and real estate development group.

Managed deployment of an ML-powered dynamic pricing model into sales systems, generating +3B KZT in additional margin.

• Launched an ML-powered dynamic pricing model that generated +3B KZT in additional margin. • Managed a Data Science team and coordinated integration of the model into sales systems. • Led project planning, requirements management, backlog preparation and stakeholder communication. • Coordinated implementation of ML models into business processes and internal corporate systems.

Bachelor's Degree, Economics

Nazarbayev University